To wow your family and your Instagram followers.

There are few days of the year as exciting as Thanksgiving, when it comes to food. While everyone’s main course may vary a bit, it’s pretty commonly a heavy dose of comfort food: turkey, potatoes (mashed and sweet), cranberries, and likely several more hearty entrees and sides. But just because Thanksgiving dinner tends to be a, well, huge meal doesn’t mean you can’t warm up for the big event with some tasty appetizers. And if you’ve reached that point where your family actually expects you to do some of the work preparing the Turkey Day meal, taking on appetizer is a good place to start. Still overwhelmed at the thought? Opt for one of these extra-simple-yet-extra-impressive recipes.

Crudite Turkey

This vegetable platter is super easy to put together (if you can cut a few peppers and cucumbers, you can do it!). Even better? It’s super Instagram worthy. Have some backup veggies on hand so you can fill in your “turkey” as people nosh. As for the dip, well, we won’t judge you for going store-bought. Courtesy of Delish

These fancy-looking, one-bite treats only require three ingredients, all of which you can buy ready-to-go at the grocery store. (But if you want to make the cranberry sauce from scratch, more power to you!) Courtesy of Fox and Briar

Stuffing Muffins

Who says stuffing has to be part of the main course? Buy the easiest mix you can find at the store, follow the instructions on the box, fill a muffin pan, and voila: You have a festive appetizer. Courtesy of How to...This and That

Honestly, is there a food that screams “Thanksgiving” more than cranberry sauce? (Okay, maybe turkey...but you get the idea.) All you have to do to make this dip is mix a can of cranberry sauce with a few herbs and seasonings, spread it on top of cream cheese, and put it in a pretty dish alongside some crackers. Courtesy of Julie’s Eats and Treats

Okay, so apparently we’re suckers for Thanksgiving platters shaped like turkeys — can you blame us, though? This one just takes some artful (yet easy) arranging of various cheeses, deli meats, and crackers. Courtesy of Pretty Providence

Or you can amp up your cheese game by baking it inside of halved pears (and adding a few other ingredients). This sweet-and-savory appetizer looks super classy, but requires very little skill in the kitchen. Courtesy of Happy Kitchen. Rocks

The thing about a traditional sweet potato casserole is the marshmallow-to-potato ratio is never quite enough. Solve that problem with these individual bites that will ensure each taste of sweet potato will be accompanied by marshmallow. Courtesy of Wonky Wonderful

This one sounds more like something you’d find on a high-end restaurant menu and less like something you could quickly whip up in your kitchen, but that’s the beauty of it. Making this seasonal hummus is really just a matter of blending together a short list of ingredients you can find at your local grocery store. Courtesy of Two Healthy Kitchens